Police chase ends in crash, standoff in Chicago

CHICAGO — Police in Chicago surrounded a vehicle on the city's iconic Lake Shore Drive on Sunday after a chase that authorities said involved a Georgia man wanted for murder.

Police surrounding the vehicle were armed, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Officers were speaking to the man inside the car through a loudspeaker, asking him to "put your hands up."

The chase — which began in the suburb of Harvey about 20 miles away — was the result of an investigation involving Harvey police and police in Henry County, Georgia, said Harvey Police Department spokeswoman Sandra Alvarado.

She said authorities in Georgia requested help on Sunday afternoon and Harvey police were provided a description of the vehicle, registration, GPS location and a valid arrest warrant. She said the man was wanted in connection with a murder earlier this month in Hampton, Ga.

The vehicle in question was located shortly after and "fled from officers," according to Alvarado.

The chase closed sections of the heavily traveled roadway for hours, and Chicago police and Illinois State Police said Sunday afternoon it was still an "active" scene.